Snipes on plane crash into IRS building: 'What's new?'

The Associated Press

Published: Friday, February 19, 2010 at 4:45 p.m.

Last Modified: Friday, February 19, 2010 at 5:40 p.m.

WASHINGTON - Actor Wesley Snipes, who has tax problems of his own, had a blunt reaction to news about a software engineer who crashed his plane into an office building with nearly 200 IRS employees inside.

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In an interview with the Associated Press, Snipes asked, "What's new?"

Authorities say A. Joseph Stack, who was furious with the Internal Revenue Service, crashed his plane into an Austin, Texas, building on Thursday.

Snipes said tax problems have been an issue in the U.S. from the very beginning.

As the actor put it: "I think it was an issue even for the early colonists and the British, so what's new?"

Snipes, 47, was convicted in Ocala in 2008 of not paying taxes for three years. He was sentenced to three years in prison. He is appealing.

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</div><p>In an interview with the Associated Press, Snipes asked, "What's new?"</p><p>Authorities say A. Joseph Stack, who was furious with the Internal Revenue Service, crashed his plane into an Austin, Texas, building on Thursday.</p><p>Snipes said tax problems have been an issue in the U.S. from the very beginning.</p><p>As the actor put it: "I think it was an issue even for the early colonists and the British, so what's new?"</p><p>Snipes, 47, was convicted in Ocala in 2008 of not paying taxes for three years. He was sentenced to three years in prison. He is appealing.</p>